Weronika If you have concerns about copyright and are thinking about putting adaptations up on a website, you really SHOULD go to the U.S. Copyright office website and review it very carefully. They will give you a fair amount of guidance. http://www.copyright.gov/ I'm not a lawyer but I can read instructions and for someone who is doing adaptations it is really essential that you understand the ground rules. And rather than get the rules from hearsay or somebody's opinion, you really should get it from the horse's mouth.
Many years ago I designed some corners for patterns in the DMC Encyclopedia of Needlework and a Cluny pattern from the lace school at Le Puy. I have never published or sold those patterns because, even though the corner was entirely my own idea and a substantial addition to the original, I still didn't think I should. If you are clever enough to make substantial additions to a pre-existing pattern or adapt it to a different purpose, you sound like an incipient designer-in-the-making. You probably have it in you to design original patterns on your own. Perhaps it is time to begin. Count the adaptations as a step on the learning curve. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
